Christer Janson

Impact of patient characteristics, education and knowledge on emergency room visits in patients with asthma and COPD: a descriptive and correlative study (2009)

Emtner, Margareta, Hedin, Anna, Andersson, Mikael, Janson, Christer

Abstract Background Asthma and COPD are major health problems and an extensive burden for the patient and the health care system. Patient education has been recommended, but the influence on...

Pulmonary autoimmunity as a feature of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 and identification of KCNRG as a bronchial autoantigen. (2009)

Alimohammadi, Mohammad, Dubois, Noémie, Sköldberg, Filip, Hallgren, Asa, Tardivel, Isabelle, Hedstrand, Håkan, ...

Patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) suffer from multiple organ-specific autoimmunity with autoantibodies against target tissue-specific autoantigens. Endocrine and...

Pulmonary autoimmunity as a feature of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 and identification of KCNRG as a bronchial autoantigen. (2009)

Alimohammadi, Mohammad, Dubois, Noémie, Sköldberg, Filip, Hallgren, Asa, Tardivel, Isabelle, Hedstrand, Håkan, ...

Patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) suffer from multiple organ-specific autoimmunity with autoantibodies against target tissue-specific autoantigens. Endocrine and...

Pulmonary autoimmunity as a feature of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 and identification of KCNRG as a bronchial autoantigen. (2009)

Alimohammadi, Mohammad, Dubois, Noémie, Sköldberg, Filip, Hallgren, Asa, Tardivel, Isabelle, Hedstrand, Håkan, ...

Patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) suffer from multiple organ-specific autoimmunity with autoantibodies against target tissue-specific autoantigens. Endocrine and...

Early life environment and snoring in adulthood (2008)

Franklin, Karl A, Janson, Christer, Gíslason, Thórarinn, Gulsvik, Amund, Gunnbjörnsdottir, Maria, Laerum, Birger N, ...

Abstract Background To our knowledge, no studies of the possible association of early life environment with snoring in adulthood have been published. We aimed to investigate whether early life...

Early life environment and snoring in adulthood. (2008)

Franklin, Karl A, Janson, Christer, Gislason, Thorarinn, Gulsvik, Amund, Gunnbjörnsdottir, Maria, Laerum, Birger N, ...

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Systemic and local eosinophil inflammation during the birch pollen season in allergic patients with predominant rhinitis or asthma (2007)

Kämpe, Mary, Stålenheim, Gunnemar, Janson, Christer, Stolt, Ingrid, Carlson, Marie

Abstract Background The aim of the study was to investigate inflammation during the birch pollen season in patients with rhinitis or asthma. Methods Subjects with birch pollen asthma (n = 7) or...

Young maternal age at delivery is associated with asthma in adult offspring (2007)

Laerum, Birger N, Svanes, Cecilie, Wentzel-Larsen, Tore, Gulsvik, Amund, Torén, Kjell, Norrman, Eva, ...

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Perennial non-infectious rhinitis--an independent risk factor for sleep disturbances in Asthma (2007)

Hellgren, Johan, Omenaas, Ernst, Gislason, Thorarinn, Jögi, Rain, Franklin, Karl A, Lindberg, Eva, ...

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Mortality in COPD patients discharged from hospital: the role of treatment and co-morbidity (2006)

Gudmundsson, Gunnar, Gislason, Thorarinn, Lindberg, Eva, Hallin, Runa, Ulrik, Charlotte, Brøndum, Eva, ...

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to analyse mortality and associated risk factors, with special emphasis on health status, medications and co-morbidity, in patients with chronic...

IgE sensitisation in relation to flow-independent nitric oxide exchange parameters (2006)

Malinovschi, Andrei, Janson, Christer, Holmkvist, Thomas, Norbäck, Dan, Meriläinen, Pekka, Högman, Marieann

Abstract Background A positive association between IgE sensitisation and exhaled NO levels has been found in several studies, but there are no reports on the compartment of the lung that is...

Uncoordinated production of Laminin-5 chains in airways epithelium of allergic asthmatics (2005)

Amin, Kawa, Janson, Christer, Sevéus, Lahja, Miyazaki, Kaoru, Virtanen, Ismo, Venge, Per

Abstract Background Laminins are a group of proteins largely responsible for the anchorage of cells to basement membranes. We hypothesized that altered Laminin chain production in the bronchial...

Change in prevalence of IgE sensitization and mean total IgE with age and cohort (2005)

Jarvis, Deborah, Luczynska, Christina, Chinn, Susan, Potts, James, Sunyer, Jordi, Janson, Christer, ...

BACKGROUND: Cross-sectional studies show that the prevalence of IgE sensitization is lower in older age groups than younger age groups. This could reflect either a decrease in sensitization with...

Smoking cessation, lung function, and weight gain: a follow-up study (2005)

Chinn, Susan, Jarvis, Deborah, Melotti, Roberto, Luczynska, Christina, Ackermann-Liebrich, Ursula, Antó, Josep M, ...

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Circulating adhesion molecules in allergic and non-allergic asthma (2005)

Janson, Christer, Ludviksdottir, Dora, Gunnbjornsdottir, Maria, Bjornsson, Eythor H, Håkansson, Lena, Venge, Per

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The influence of active and passive smoking on habitual snoring (2004)

Franklin, Karl A, Gislason, Thorarinn, Omenaas, Ernst, Jõgi, Rain, Jensen, Erik Juel, Lindberg, Eva, ...

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The Control of asthma in Italy. A multicentre descriptive study on young adults with doctor diagnosed current asthma (2003)

De Marco, Roberto, Bugiani, Massimiliano, Cazzoletti, Lucia, Carosso, Aurelia, Accordini, Simone, Buriani, Orazio, ...

Background: Few data are available on the management of asthma in the general population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of asthma control in Italian patients, a decade after the...

Pulmonary autoimmunity as a feature of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 and identification of KCNRG as a bronchial autoantigen

Alimohammadi, Mohammad, Dubois, Noémie, Sköldberg, Filip, Hallgren, Åsa, Tardivel, Isabelle, Hedstrand, Håkan, ...

Patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) suffer from multiple organ-specific autoimmunity with autoantibodies against target tissue-specific autoantigens. Endocrine and...

Gender differences in the association between C-reactive protein, lung function impairment, and COPD

Ólafsdóttir, Inga Sif, Gíslason, Thórarinn, Thjóđleifsson, Bjarni, Ólafsson, Ísleifur, Gíslason, Davíd, Jõgi, Rain, ...

Individuals with COPD have systemic inflammation that can be assessed by measuring C-reactive protein (CRP). In this paper we evaluated whether CRP is related to COPD, lung function and rate of lung...